Undernutrition when young and the risk of poor renal function in adulthood in women with diabetes in Shanghai, China

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 49; no. 5; p. 3000605211016671
• Main Authors: Qin, Qiaojing, Chang, Kaili, Wu, Qing, Fan, Weifeng, Gu, Yong, Niu, Jianying, Liu, Xueguang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2021; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Child development; Diabetes; Famine; Retrospective Clinical Research Report; China; Shanghai China; renal function; young adulthood; diabetes mellitus; woman; famine; Undernutrition

Objective To evaluate the effect of undernutrition when young on the risk of poor renal function in adulthood in women with diabetes mellitus. Methods We studied diabetic women born between 1921 and 1958 who were exposed to the 1959-to-1962 Chinese famine when they were 0 to 37 years old. Exposure a...